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TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate in cosmetics: what it is and what it does

TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate is a cosmetic ingredient that lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away. The EU allows it only with limits or conditions. Open Beauty Facts finds it in 225 products, most often shampoos.

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What does TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate do in a product?

In a cosmetic product, TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate lets oil and water mix, so the product can wash dirt away, cleans the skin, hair or teeth, and makes foam. The EU’s CosIng database lists these jobs for it: surfactant, cleansing and foaming.

surfactantcleansingfoaming

What other names and numbers does TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate have?

CAS number
27323-41-7, 68411-31-4
EC number
248-406-9, 270-116-6
CosIng reference
80634

Is TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate restricted in the EU?

Yes, it has limits. The EU allows it only with limits or conditions of use, such as a maximum amount or a warning on the label (Annex III of Regulation 1223/2009, entry 62).

The annex entry sets the exact limits, the products it may be used in and any warning the label must carry.

Which products contain TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate?

Open Beauty Facts finds TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate in the ingredient lists of 225 of the 22,021 products it has a list for, most often shampoos, hair care and anti-dandruff shampoos.

  • Shampoos54
  • Hair care30
  • Anti-dandruff shampoos17

Products with it, by country of sale: France 41 · Germany 41 · Australia 39 · United States 25.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from Open Beauty Facts, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where TEA-Dodecylbenzenesulfonate turns up, not how much of the market it is.

On these listsSurfactants and cleansersRestricted in the EU

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Sources

The job, the description and the EU annex entry are CosIng’s; the fragrance allergens are the EU Annex III names Bravoora’s label checker reads; the product counts are Open Beauty Facts’.

  1. European Commission: CosIng cosmetic ingredient database (functions, description, EU annex entry)
  2. Open Beauty Facts: product database, 77,506 products, read 13 October 2026, ODbL
  3. EU Regulation 1223/2009 on cosmetic products (the annexes)

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